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- On August 2, 1992, 4-year-old Derrick Robie went for his first walk by himself (via CBS News). He was supposed to walk from his house in Savona, New York, to his summer camp close by. But Robie never made it — he was murdered in a tragic and shocking case that captured headlines across America.
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Eric M. Smith (born January 22, 1980) is an American murderer who, at the age of thirteen, sexually abused and murdered four-year-old Derrick Joseph Robie (October 2, 1988 – August 2, 1993), in Steuben County, New York, on August 2, 1993.
Apr 14, 2023 · Eric Smith was 13 when he brutally killed 4-year-old Derrick Robie in a tiny village in rural New York. Now 43, he’s paroled and living in Queens.
- Benjamin Bullard
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- Born Jan. 22, 1980 in Steuben County, New York — the same rural area where the Robie family made their home — Eric M. Smith grew up in Savona and r...
- At age 13, Smith convinced 4-year-old Derrick Robie to follow him on a supposed shortcut to reach Derrick’s destination at the local park. But inst...
- Now 43, Smith reportedly resides in the New York City borough of Queens, nearly 300 miles southeast of the small Savona village where he was raised...
Mar 19, 2022 · In 1993, the small village of Savona in New York learned of the horrific murder of a four-year-old boy, Derrick Robie. That shock was only surpassed by the fact that he was killed by a 13-year-old, Eric Smith.
Nov 19, 2021 · Holly Soles is one year younger than her brother, Eric Smith — the 41-year-old Steuben County man who’s been in prison since he was 13 for killing 4-year-old Derrick Robie. Smith is now set to be released after 27 years.
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Smith, 41, was 13 when he lured Derrick into a secluded area in the Steuben County Village of Savona, where they both lived, on Aug. 2, 1993, before beating, strangling and sexually abusing him. A week after Derrick's body was found, triggering an intense manhunt for his killer, Smith admitted his involvement to family members. Coronavirus:New York...
Smith was tried as an adult and convicted of second-degree murder following a 1994 trial in Steuben County Court. He was sentenced to nine years to life in prison and was housed in a juvenile facility until 2001, when he was transferred to state prison. He first became eligible for parole in 2002. Smith told the parole board at his recent hearing h...
Dale and Doreen Robie opposed Smith's release every time he came up for parole and also used their son's murder to push for stricter limits on parole hearings— including requiring felony offenders to wait five years, rather than the current two, between hearings. When the parole board decided to grant Smith's release, Dale Robie said the family had...
The parents of Derrick Robie, who was murdered in 1993 at the age of four, have spoken out following the release of their son’s killer from prison after 28 years.
Oct 15, 2021 · Eric Smith, who was a teenager when he was convicted for the brutal murder of a 4-year-old neighbor in the Steuben County Village of Savona, has been granted parole after 27 years in prison....
